Antonyms for sew up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : soh |
Phonetic Transcription : soÊŠ |
- abandon
- abstain
- advance
- bare
- bear
- begin
- bore
- bow out
- cancel
- carry on
- come
- commence
- complete
- continue
- create
- delay
- deny
- destroy
- dirty
- disarrange
- disarray
- disenchant
- disgust
- disjoin
- dismiss
- disorder
- disorganize
- disprove
- disregard
- disrobe
- distribute
- disunite
- do
- eject
- end
- exonerate
- fail
- finish
- forfeit
- forget
- free
- give birth
- give up
- go
- halt
- ignore
- initiate
- introduce
- invalidate
- join
- keep
- lack
- lay bare
- leave
- let go
- lose
- maintain
- mess up
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- not finish
- not use
- nullify
- offend
- open
- overlook
- persevere
- prevent
- pursue
- put off
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remain
- repel
- repulse
- rise
- ruin
- rumple
- save
- scatter
- schedule
- set up
- share
- start
- stay
- stop
- store
- surrender
- tire
- turn off
- unclose
- unclothe
- uncover
- undress
- unplug
- unseal
- unsettle
- unstop
- wrinkle
- yield
Definition of sew up
Origin :- Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together," earlier siowian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjanan (cf. Old Norse syja, Swedish sy, Danish sye, Old Frisian sia, Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan "to sew"), from PIE root *syu- "to bind, sew" (cf. Sanskrit sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Greek hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" Latin suere "to sew, sew together;" Old Church Slavonic Å¡ijo "to sew," Å¡ivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian Å¡vec "tailor"). Related: Sewed; sewing. To sew (something) up "bring it to a conclusion" is a figurative use attested by 1904.
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- As in quit : verb stop doing something
- As in schedule : verb plan one's time
- As in transact : verb do business, carry out
- As in accomplish : verb succeed in doing
- As in book : verb register, arrange for
- As in clinch : verb secure a goal
- As in close : verb complete, finish, stop
- As in complete : verb carry out action
- As in consummate : verb achieve, finish
- As in dress : verb cover a wound
- As in end : verb bring to an end
- As in engross : verb hold one's attention
- As in finalize : verb finish, complete action
- As in finish : verb bring to a conclusion; get done
- It is not necessary to sew up this incision in a long feathered specimen.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- "You sew up a turkey with needle and thread, too," said Freddie.
- Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen
- Push a wire in the tail, and sew up the incision under the wing.
- Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
- Sew up the sleeves and underarm seams and turn back the cuffs.
- Extract from : « Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet » by Anonymous
- She is the sort who would stop her own funeral to sew up a hole in her shroud.
- Extract from : « Letters of a Dakota Divorcee » by Jane Burr
- Sew up the skin from one edge to the other as shown in Fig. 7.
- Extract from : « Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit » by Albert B. Farnham
- Put in a little filling of tow or cotton, and sew up the opening.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday
- Bouvard could not contrive to make a hoop or Pcuchet to sew up a ball.
- Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert
- See that all wires are firmly clinched, and sew up the orifice.
- Extract from : « Manual of Taxidermy » by Charles Johnson Maynard
- A stout needle and boiled string can be used to sew up the wound.
- Extract from : « Sporting Dogs » by Frank Townend Barton
Synonyms for sew up
- abandon
- abolish
- abort
- absorb
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquire
- actualize
- agree
- apply
- appoint
- arrange
- arrest
- arrive
- assimilate
- assure
- attain
- attend
- attract
- bag it
- bandage
- be due
- be hung
- become lost
- bespeak
- bewitch
- bill
- bind
- bogart
- book
- break off
- break up
- bring about
- bring off
- bring to a close
- bring to fruition
- bring to maturity
- busy
- button down
- button up
- buy
- call a day
- call it a day
- call it quits
- call off
- can
- cap
- captivate
- card
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry through
- catalog
- cauterize
- cease
- charter
- clean up
- cleanse
- clear
- clinch
- close
- close out
- come
- come through
- compass
- complete
- conclude
- conduct
- confirm
- consume
- consummate
- copyright
- corner
- corner the market
- crown
- culminate
- cut it out
- cut loose
- cut short
- deal with
- decide
- delay
- desist
- determine
- develop
- devour
- discharge
- discontinue
- dispose of
- dissolve
- do
- do a bang-up job
- do justice
- do one proud
- do the trick
- do thoroughly
- drop
- drop curtain
- drop the curtain
- effect
- effectuate
- elaborate
- employ
- enact
- end
- engage
- engross
- engulf
- enrapture
- enroll
- enter
- enthrall
- equip
- exclude
- execute
- exercise control
- expire
- fascinate
- fill
- finalize
- finish
- fold
- fold up
- fulfill
- furnish
- gain
- get done
- get it together
- get on line
- get on the wagon
- get out of the way
- get someplace
- get there
- get through
- give first aid
- give notice
- give over
- give up
- go the distance
- go the limit
- go through with
- go whole hog
- grip
- halt
- handle
- hang it up
- have
- have done with
- heal
- hire
- hit
- hog
- hold
- immerse
- interrupt
- involve
- jell
- keep to oneself
- kick over
- kick the habit
- knock off
- leave
- leave off
- line up
- list
- lock up
- make
- make good
- make hay
- make it
- make reservation
- make short work of
- make up
- manage
- monopolize
- mop up
- move
- nail it
- negotiate
- note
- occupy
- operate
- order
- organize
- own
- own exclusively
- pack in
- pack it in
- patent
- pencil in
- perfect
- perform
- perorate
- plaster
- polish off
- possess
- postpone
- preengage
- preoccupy
- procure
- produce
- program
- prosecute
- pull off
- pull the plug
- put a lid on
- put away
- put finishing touch on
- put finishing touches on
- put it over
- put lid on
- put the lid on
- put to bed
- quit
- quit cold
- rack up
- reach
- realize
- record
- refine
- register
- relinquish
- reserve
- resign
- resolve
- restrain
- retire
- round off
- round out
- round up
- run with the ball
- schedule
- score
- scratch
- scrub
- seal
- secede
- see to
- seize
- sell
- set
- set up
- settle
- sew up
- shut down
- shutter
- sign
- sit on
- slate
- soak
- sterilize
- stop
- supplement
- surcease
- suspend
- switch off
- syndicate
- take care of
- take over
- take the cure
- take up
- TCB
- terminate
- tie up
- time
- top it off
- top off
- treat
- ultimate
- up on
- use
- utilize
- verify
- win
- wind down
- wind up
- withdraw
- work out
- work out a deal
- wrap
- wrap up
- write in one's book
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